Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From buwan (moon) +‎ patunaw (ongoing melting).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌaŋ patuˈnaw/ [ˌbwam pɐ.tʊˈnaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: bu‧wang pa‧tu‧naw

Noun edit

buwáng patunáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ ᜉᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) waning moon

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 206